Ryan J. Foley for the Associated Press
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State police officers in Iowa drew their guns and used force against suspects significantly more often in 2020 than previous years.
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An Iowa gun store refused to sell a semi-automatic rifle to a heavily armed and agitated Colorado man who said he was surprised his friends didn’t suspect he was the Boulder mass shooter, according to federal court documents released Friday.
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The Hardin County Jail has informed the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that it plans to end its current contract and stop housing long-term detainees without additional federal funding or other changes, its administrator said Thursday.
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University of Iowa administrators can be held liable for monetary damages for improperly barring the Business Leaders in Christ, which rejects same sex relationships, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, in a victory for religious conservatives on college campuses. The case dates to 2017, when the organization barred a student from serving in its leadership after disclosing that he was gay and did not agree with its teachings on sexuality.
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As virus cases plummeted, Iowa quietly extended a $3.9 million contact tracing contract with a company owned by a major Republican Party donor and supporter of Gov. Kim Reynolds, according to documents released Friday.
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Polk County Attorney John Sarcone defended his unsuccessful pursuit of charges against journalist Andrea Sahouri who was arrested while covering a Black Lives Matter protest last May.
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Des Moines Register reporter Andrea Sahouri faces trial Monday on charges stemming from her coverage of a protest against racial injustice, a case that prosecutors have pursued despite international condemnation from free press advocates who say she was just doing her job.